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NintendoAge 2013 Weekly Contest Presents: Battletoads Contest ends Sunday, 4/14/13 at 10 PM NA time RANDOM PRIZE WINNER - RetroDave

Apr 7, 2013 at 10:03:18 PM

bimmy_lee (78)

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Hey everyone and welcome to the latest installment of the weekly contests. This week's game is sure to be a controller-throwing, rage-inducing, teeth-grinding, profanity-laced, knuckle-bloodying, NES-punching, cartridge-smashing good time. That's right, this week it's Battletoads. Here's the rules:

1 player only
1 life only
If more than one person maxes out the score, the earliest stage where the score was maxed out takes precedence
Spots where you can infinitely farm for points are forbidden
Highest score wins
GENRE: Beat ‘Em Up

The contest ends Sunday, 4/14/13 at 10 PM NA time. Your user name MUST be in the picture for your score to be valid. The entire TV screen, or computer monitor if you are playing on an emulator, MUST be in the picture for the score to be valid. No partial screenshots will be considered or accepted. Also, the use of turbo controllers is forbidden, as well as any cheat codes, Game Genies, or save states if playing on an emulator. Also, we will only be using NTSC systems for the contests. The use of PAL systems will not be allowed. Good luck everyone and have fun

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Apr 7, 2013 at 10:21:22 PM

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I'm in. I'll be emulating using an xbox360 controller. This is going to be fun.

Apr 7, 2013 at 10:31:46 PM

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I warn you, I've been able to get through level 8, in the past, without dying. That's tough as balls though. I doubt I'll make it further than level five the first go.

Apr 7, 2013 at 10:55:28 PM

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I wish Andy was here, he'd school everyone. Guess I'll have to try to beat the speeder bike stage without warping for once. That'll be fun.

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Apr 7, 2013 at 11:53:12 PM

Shane (146)

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Ah boy, right after Ninja Gaiden too. Bimmy I think you're going to make somebody stroke out!

Apr 8, 2013 at 12:25:10 AM

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Originally posted by: Space Jockey

I wish Andy was here, he'd school everyone. Guess I'll have to try to beat the speeder bike stage without warping for once. That'll be fun.

Just dont blink

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Apr 8, 2013 at 12:29:09 AM

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Originally posted by: Shane

Ah boy, right after Ninja Gaiden too. Bimmy I think you're going to make somebody stroke out!

Indeed, it makes two games in a row that can definitely trigger high blood pressure to some players.

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Apr 8, 2013 at 12:56:37 AM

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Why does Bimmy_lee hate us so much? Oh, all right. If I must test my new cart of the game, I suppose I'll give it a go. :-D

Apr 8, 2013 at 1:04:59 AM

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Oh god why

Alright, I guess I'm in.

Apr 8, 2013 at 9:46:28 AM

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Originally posted by: Shane

Ah boy, right after Ninja Gaiden too. Bimmy I think you're going to make somebody stroke out!

It's probably going to be me. I've never owned this game and I've never played it as far as I can recall. My copy should be here in the mail today so it will be an interesting experience to say the least. Considering the legendary stories I've heard about how hard this game is, I may set an all time low score record!

Edit: Hey Shane, don't forget Ghosts N Goblins is on the list this time too!

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Apr 8, 2013 at 10:00:29 AM

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Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

Originally posted by: Shane

Ah boy, right after Ninja Gaiden too. Bimmy I think you're going to make somebody stroke out!

Unfortunately, I don't own this game (I always borrowed from a friend who did) so it's on the computer this week for me.

I saw that too...I hope it's later in the year...

Apr 8, 2013 at 10:56:24 AM

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Originally posted by: guillavoie

Originally posted by: Shane

Ah boy, right after Ninja Gaiden too. Bimmy I think you're going to make somebody stroke out!

Indeed, it makes two games in a row that can definitely trigger high blood pressure to some players.

I damaged my NES in a fit of rage while playing Ninja Gaiden, as well as some split knuckles lol. I may try for a score in this game, but chances are, it'll just be for participation, unless I can make some serious progress first.

Originally posted by: Darkjudge1

Why does Bimmy_lee hate us so much? Oh, all right. If I must test my new cart of the game, I suppose I'll give it a go. :-D

Bimmy doesn't hate us, he just likes to see us suffer

ETA: What's harder? Ninja Gaiden or Battletoads? I've never really played Battletoads all that much.

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Edited: 04/08/2013 at 10:57 AM by dra600n

Apr 8, 2013 at 11:40:33 AM

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I'll have to put more effort into Battletoads than I did into Ninja Gaiden. I remember beating it as a kid.

I find Ninja Gaiden to be harder than Battletoads, at least overall.

The speeder bike stage is a bitch, but it can be conquered with good timing and memorization. It is only impossible in 2-player.

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Apr 8, 2013 at 11:50:50 AM

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ahhhhhh snap

my time to shine.

So lemme get this straight? Only 1 life getting as far as you can get etc? Sounds good, but how will we know if anyone is cheating? Because this game gives all kinds of 1 ups throughout the levels.

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Apr 8, 2013 at 11:55:03 AM

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oh and another thing you may want to put in the rules about warps. If they are usable or not, if it was my contest i would say no warps . thanks!

Apr 8, 2013 at 12:03:19 PM

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Originally posted by: Parpunk

oh and another thing you may want to put in the rules about warps. If they are usable or not, if it was my contest i would say no warps . thanks!

Can warps be exploited to get a better score?

Since the contest is score based, and a tied max-out score favors whoever maxed out the score earlier, I would think that warping would be a disadvantage, no?

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Apr 8, 2013 at 12:26:14 PM

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Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

Originally posted by: Shane

Ah boy, right after Ninja Gaiden too. Bimmy I think you're going to make somebody stroke out!

I'm very much a rookie on Battletoads but I'll give it a go. I'll go ahead and order a few controllers cause I know they're all going to fly!

Ghosts N Goblins eh? That one will receive the ripple affect. First it started with Ninja Gaiden where controllers and systems suffered, then Battletoads where the gamer suffered, Ghosts N Goblins will set a mass case of hysteria across NA! Welcome to die!!!

Seriously though, its going to be awesome

Apr 8, 2013 at 1:11:35 PM

Parpunk (172)

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Originally posted by: RetroDave

Originally posted by: Parpunk

oh and another thing you may want to put in the rules about warps. If they are usable or not, if it was my contest i would say no warps . thanks!

well its kinda like this.
With warps you can skip the end of the speeder bike part (normally the toughest part to get through where the walls go ridiculously fast) especially with only having 1 life to use. Thus keeping players from advancing to the later levels to get higher scores.

It doesnt matter to me either way, but if it was a game like mario 2 or something, and warps were prohibited, then they should be prohibited in this contest too.

However if warps are allowed i would think we would have more interest and see players further advancing. Even myself after playing this game for weeks, can still only get through the speeder bikes (without losing a single life) 1 out of every 3 or so runs. Meaning there will be alot of flawless runs through levels 1 and 2, and then losing 1 life in the speeder bikes and starting over and over again. Which is cool wth me cause i know with enough runs i will sneak through level 3 without losing any lives, but again i was playing this for weeks, and to the novice players they will probably freak out and give up lol.I know this game has some farm scoring parts too which is kinda lame IMO if you take part in that. Id say straight run, no farm scoring, no warps. But whatever they decide on is fine with me, as its all in fun and im just glad this is the game of choice this week. Thanks again!

Edited: 04/08/2013 at 01:34 PM by Parpunk

Apr 8, 2013 at 1:18:28 PM

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Originally posted by: RetroDave

I'll have to put more effort into Battletoads than I did into Ninja Gaiden. I remember beating it as a kid.

I find Ninja Gaiden to be harder than Battletoads, at least overall.

The speeder bike stage is a bitch, but it can be conquered with good timing and memorization. It is only impossible in 2-player.

My video might help.

It's a perfect run of level 3.

Or get the power...nintendo power ..volume 25.
Those maps helped me a lot .
Especially on the racing levels.

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Apr 8, 2013 at 1:19:37 PM

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Originally posted by: dev(2)

My video might help.

It's a perfect run of level 3.

Or get the power...nintendo power ..volume 25.
Those maps helped me a lot .
Especially on the racing levels.

nice!
yea for tips you can check my signature too of the walkthrough i wrote up on it.

Apr 8, 2013 at 1:22:21 PM

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Originally posted by: Parpunk

Originally posted by: RetroDave

Originally posted by: Parpunk

oh and another thing you may want to put in the rules about warps. If they are usable or not, if it was my contest i would say no warps . thanks!

well its kinda like this.
With warps you can skip the end of the speeder bike part (normally the toughest part to get through where the walls go ridiculously fast) especially with only having 1 life to use. Thus keeping players from advancing to the later levels to get higher scores.

It doesnt matter to me either way, but if it was a game like mario 2 or something, and warps were prohibited, then they should be prohibited in this contest too.

However if warps are allowed i would think we would have more interest and see players further advancing. Even myself after playing this game for weeks, can still only get through the speeder bikes (without losing a single life) 1 out of every 3 or so runs. Meaning there will be alot of flawless runs through levels 1 and 2, and then losing 1 life in the speeder bikes and starting over and over again. Which is cool wth me cause i know with enugh runs i will sneak through it without losing any lives, but again i was playing this for weeks, and to the novice players they will probably freak out and give up lol.I know this game has some farm scoring parts too which is kinda lame IMO if you take part in that. Id say straight run, no farm scoring, no warps. But whatever they decide on is fine with me, as its all in fun and im just glad this is the game of choice this week. Thanks again!

Warping doesn't matter. The best players will already max out the score in level 3.

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Apr 8, 2013 at 1:26:50 PM

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Originally posted by: dev(2)

Originally posted by: Parpunk

Originally posted by: RetroDave

Originally posted by: Parpunk

oh and another thing you may want to put in the rules about warps. If they are usable or not, if it was my contest i would say no warps . thanks!

well its kinda like this.
With warps you can skip the end of the speeder bike part (normally the toughest part to get through where the walls go ridiculously fast) especially with only having 1 life to use. Thus keeping players from advancing to the later levels to get higher scores.

It doesnt matter to me either way, but if it was a game like mario 2 or something, and warps were prohibited, then they should be prohibited in this contest too.

However if warps are allowed i would think we would have more interest and see players further advancing. Even myself after playing this game for weeks, can still only get through the speeder bikes (without losing a single life) 1 out of every 3 or so runs. Meaning there will be alot of flawless runs through levels 1 and 2, and then losing 1 life in the speeder bikes and starting over and over again. Which is cool wth me cause i know with enugh runs i will sneak through it without losing any lives, but again i was playing this for weeks, and to the novice players they will probably freak out and give up lol.I know this game has some farm scoring parts too which is kinda lame IMO if you take part in that. Id say straight run, no farm scoring, no warps. But whatever they decide on is fine with me, as its all in fun and im just glad this is the game of choice this week. Thanks again!

Warping doesn't matter. The best players will already max out the score in level 3.

with farm scoring i suppose

.....womp womp lame..........lol ...lets kick birds for hours.

Edited: 04/08/2013 at 01:40 PM by Parpunk

Apr 8, 2013 at 1:29:30 PM

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Is there a time limit in Battletoads?

Point farming is usually only allowed when there is a game clock and you can't repeatedly get 1-Ups from farming points.

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Apr 8, 2013 at 1:30:16 PM

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Originally posted by: RetroDave

Is there a time limit in Battletoads?

Point farming is usually only allowed when there is a game clock and you can't repeatedly get 1-Ups from farming points.

no time limit in battletoads

Apr 8, 2013 at 1:33:55 PM

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Originally posted by: Parpunk

Originally posted by: dev(2)

Originally posted by: Parpunk

Originally posted by: RetroDave

Originally posted by: Parpunk

oh and another thing you may want to put in the rules about warps. If they are usable or not, if it was my contest i would say no warps . thanks!

well its kinda like this.
With warps you can skip the end of the speeder bike part (normally the toughest part to get through where the walls go ridiculously fast) especially with only having 1 life to use. Thus keeping players from advancing to the later levels to get higher scores.

It doesnt matter to me either way, but if it was a game like mario 2 or something, and warps were prohibited, then they should be prohibited in this contest too.

However if warps are allowed i would think we would have more interest and see players further advancing. Even myself after playing this game for weeks, can still only get through the speeder bikes (without losing a single life) 1 out of every 3 or so runs. Meaning there will be alot of flawless runs through levels 1 and 2, and then losing 1 life in the speeder bikes and starting over and over again. Which is cool wth me cause i know with enugh runs i will sneak through it without losing any lives, but again i was playing this for weeks, and to the novice players they will probably freak out and give up lol.I know this game has some farm scoring parts too which is kinda lame IMO if you take part in that. Id say straight run, no farm scoring, no warps. But whatever they decide on is fine with me, as its all in fun and im just glad this is the game of choice this week. Thanks again!

Warping doesn't matter. The best players will already max out the score in level 3.

with farm scoring i suppose

.....womp womp lame..........lol ...lets kick birds or head butt rats for hours.

Yep... level 2 is the key to maxing out fast.

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